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How to Live Well on Nothing a Year

           Itdoesnotbecomeustotracethestepswhichshetookintheconductofthismostdifficultnegotiation;but,havingshownthemtotheirsatisfactionthatthesumwhichshewasempoweredtoofferwasallherhusband’savailablecapital,andhavingconvincedthemthatColonelCrawleywouldpreferaperpetualretirementontheContinenttoaresidenceinthiscountrywithhisdebtsunsettled;havingprovedtothemthattherewasnopossibilityofmoneyaccruingtohimfromotherquarters,andnoearthlychanceoftheirgettingalargerdividendthanthatwhichshewasempoweredtooffer,shebroughttheColonel’screditorsunanimouslytoacceptherproposals,andpurchasedwithfifteenhundredpoundsofreadymoneymorethantentimesthatamountofdebts.

           Mrs.Crawleyemployednolawyerinthetransaction.Thematterwassosimple,tohaveortoleave,asshejustlyobserved,thatshemadethelawyersofthecreditorsthemselvesdothebusiness.AndMr.LewisrepresentingMr.Davids,ofRedLionSquare,andMr.MossactingforMr.ManassehofCursitorStreet(chiefcreditorsoftheColonel’s),complimentedhisladyuponthebrilliantwayinwhichshedidbusiness,anddeclaredthattherewasnoprofessionalmanwhocouldbeather

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